Question from Ryan 10/4/99: Has a badger ever seriously hurt a human?
• Answer: Hi Ryan, thanks for the question. To be honest, not in my own experience. There has been one occasion locally where a group member received a bite to the arm from an injured badger while being treated in a vet’s, although I believe the injury wasn’t terribly serious. It must be remembered that badgers are wild and powerful animals and are capable of inflicting injury if, say, provoked or trapped etc. I will add that I have not yet come accross a ‘nasty’ badger that will chase and bite for the sake of it, and badgers I have stumbled across in the wild have run away sharply, unlike many pet dogs I have come across! Hope this answers your question ok. Back to Index [55] Question from Ian Stewart 5/3/99: Is the North American Badger nocturnal? • Answer: Hi Ian, thanks for the question. I believe it is.. however, I have read that it is slightly less nocturnal than our European Badger. Also, that desert-dwelling badgers only come out at night to avoid the intense heat of the day, w
